The map of Israel and Judah changed after Philistines killed King Saul and most of his sons in battle.
David's tribe of Judah crowned him king of the powerful tribe. The…
King Saul wiped out an entire community of priests. He killed all 85 priests in Nob. David, on the run from King Saul, tricked those priests at Nob into giving him and some of this…
After David killed the Philistine champion warrior, Goliath, Israel fell in love with its new hero.
King Saul did not. Not in the long haul. He eventually grew so jealous that he…
God picks three longshot characters to star in the stories of 1 Samuel, which we track on 3D-style maps customized for each Bible chapter.
Those three men—Samuel,…
Map of the Persian province of Judah
After the Jewish nation of Judah fell to Babylonian invaders in 586, many survivors lived in exile. Some returned 50 years later, when Persians freed them.
It was only a partial…